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Post by sostie on Aug 4, 2021 14:49:48 GMT
I have heard that some of these money claims are just hoopla for the sake of making them sound bigger than they are. Hollywood accounting. But that shows why Hollywood is failing--they waste so much money. All they ever talk about now is money. They don't talk about a film's ideas (unless its overtly political and insincere). Between 1960 and 1975 the average cost of a Hollywood movie was a $1 million. And many companies were making movies for far less and seeing profit. Then they claim they can't take risks which is such a lie. It's just spectacular mis-management. They do not know what they are doing. It's like a ballet school that decides it will hire square dancing instructors. You won't get ballet dancers if you do that. You don't see this with other creative industries--t-shirt manufacturing or beverage production--that doesn't change. It still functions. But cultural industries-the bigger they are, the more dysfunctional. I'm surprised you don't claim this is all a conspiracy perpetuated by those that want to undermine the straight strong white male and their "culture". That's your usual schtick.
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Post by timshelboy on Aug 4, 2021 15:03:11 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Aug 4, 2021 15:44:10 GMT
I'm surprised you don't claim this is all a conspiracy perpetuated by those that want to undermine the straight strong white male and their "culture". That's your usual schtick. I don't think it is a conscious conspiracy. I do think a desire to diminish the white male protagonist has been going on for decades. I would say it comes down to trends but it hasn't reversed--it has increased over time. Nixon is long gone and yet the trend continued, it just took a different cloak.
I think the desire to diminish strength and intensity eventually crept into everything--from writing to music.
How do we know this is true? Because no one quotes new movies with any enthusiasm and musical scores really don't seem to stick in the memory like they did.
We know it's not a society-wide problem because so many other businesses have not been affected at all by spiraling costs or a downgrade in quality. If it is a widespread biological phenomenon it should affect all areas of society. Every business should have its own version of Hollywood accounting.
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